Fresh Air Fund Offers Rewarding Experiences

Residents of the Alleghany Highlands can help light up the face of a Fresh Air child this summer by hosting through The Fresh Air Fund.

Since 1877, New York City children growing up in low-income neighborhoods have been able to experience simple summer pleasures in rural and suburban communities.

By welcoming visitors into their homes during the summer, host families give Fresh Air children an opportunity to escape the sometimes dangerous, hot and crowded city streets.

First-time Fresh Air children are between the ages of six and 12. Many families find their hosting experiences so rewarding that more than 65 percent of all children are reinvited to stay with the same host families year after year.

For more information, contact Kathy Rhodes at (540) 434-7843 or The Fresh Air Fund at (800) 367-0003. You can also visit the website at www.freshair.org.